Americans first celebrated George Washington’s birthday in 1885 and in 1971 decided to honor all of our commanders-in-chief with President’s Day. Next week, staffers at Monticello will mark the birth of Thomas Jefferson with talks by an actor who has spent more than four decades studying and interpreting the man.

Cadets at Old Dominion University are recounting how they stabbed and disarmed a gunman targeting their classroom, then frantically tried to save the life of the wounded instructor who grappled with the attacker.

Sands says he has informed the rector of the Board of Visitors that he will stay on until a successor is in place.

“This law would require the biggest platforms to actually report if there is evidence the user is using terms he or she is going after drugs, going into anorexia,” Sen. Mark Warner said of the effort.

Spring wildflowers are beginning to bloom, and there are several events planned across Virginia where you can enjoy them.

7,000 students from 1,500 schools will descend on Richmond this June for the largest academic contest in the U.S.

It’s officially Spring and the world is showing it: green leaves, tulip blossoms, pollen in the air. But, not everything starting to bloom this Spring is wanted. Invasive species can be a chokehold on natural growth even in urban environments.

If the governor adds professors, graduate students and librarians to the collective bargaining legislation, members of the General Assembly would then consider that amendment when they reconvene on April 22nd. The governor's deadline to take action is Monday night.

The Department of Homeland Security is holding more than 70-thousand people in ICE detention centers. If they want to make phone calls or have video visits, their friends or relatives must deal with a for-profit company called Getting Out.

“That is a change I made, I think it is the right one, I know it is the right one and I stand by it,” Spanberger said.